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Edison Electric Light Company records, 1879-1894. - 3 items. 3 containers. 0.8 linear feet.

Open to research.

Volume I (1879-1894) and volume II (1890-1891) contain verified copies of patents granted by the government of Canada to Thomas A. Edison and employees of his firm for improvements in incandescent lamps and methods of manufacture, fittings and fixtures, electric dynamo machines, electric railroads, and electrical generation and distribution systems; volume III (1885-1894) contains codes for insurance underwriters in the United States to create national standards for electrical construction and operation.


Parent company of all Edison electric light enterprises. Established in 1878.


Collection material in English.

Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008127

LCCN: mm 97084023

Subjects--Personal Names:
Edison, Thomas A. 1847-1931.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Electrical engineering--Insurance requirements--United States.
Electric generators--Canada--Patents.
Electric light fixtures--Canada--Patents.
Electric lighting, Incandescent--Canada--Patents.
Electric power systems--Canada--Patents.
Electric railroads--Canada--Patents.
Electric standards--United States.
Electric utilities--Canada.
Electric utilities--United States.